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Blizzard Releases Statement, Reduces Blitzchung And Casters' Suspension To Six Months And Restores Blitzchung's Prize Money
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Exactly. If it was purely about "no off topic messages during official broadcasts" then why did they ignore what the American University team did? Why did they have tor emove themselves in protest when Blizzard just ignored them for doing the same thing blitzchung did?
Oh? Because they were on an American focussed broadcast and China was less likely to care? So you did it because of china then? So his views WERE a factor?
"had nothing to do with china"
What a LOAD of bullshit.
This is was Activision-Blizzard thinks of it´s fans. They think that they´re absolute imbeciles that will gobble up any statement that they shit out. If you´re a fan you should actually be offended by this, with how little they think of you.
What a LOAD of bullshit.
This is was Activision-Blizzard thinks of it´s fans. They think that they´re absolute imbeciles that will gobble up any statement that they shit out. If you´re a fan you should actually be offended by this, with how little they think of you.
honestly? Basically I expected what they did. Doesn't make it any less shitty though.
"Dear idiots who think we're not upholding our values, here is a laborious and incoherent mess explaining why you're wrong with a token gesture"
The stuff about China is such a bald-faced lie it belies belief - as if they would have done anything nearly as fast or severe if it had been, e.g. someone wearing a MAGA hat who yelled Trump 2020. Who do they expect to believe that?
The stuff about China is such a bald-faced lie it belies belief - as if they would have done anything nearly as fast or severe if it had been, e.g. someone wearing a MAGA hat who yelled Trump 2020. Who do they expect to believe that?
It took them 3 days to come up with this weak shit?
Goddamn, Blizzard, you could've at least hired some PR wizards for all those Chinese money.
Goddamn, Blizzard, you could've at least hired some PR wizards for all those Chinese money.
Not only that, but they have done absolutely nothing to restore confidence in the company's behaviour and disciplinary processes in such a way that the people who left—whether forced out, like Blitzchung and the Taiwanese casters, or voluntarily like the American University team (or in the short term, casters who have stepped out temporarily like Kibler and ThatsAdmirable)—would even want to come back.
Absolutely clueless. What was at stake wasn't the material cost of the punishment; it was the principle. They'll have to do better than that if they want to wash the stink off their "values".
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A complete and total fucking reverse of their actions, no ban, and all prize money restored.
A lie and not a believable one, even if it had not already been contradicted by Blizzard's own statements and previous actions. I encourage players and casters to continue to test Blizzard's new-found no-politics stance which they had not cared to clearly codify in the rules and show them up as the unprincipled wimps they are.
The only thing I'm happy about is that they awarded his prize money. He earned that.
It was bad enough reading the first third of that letter because it was extremely tone deaf. But after that when they emphasized China had nothing to do with it is a straight up lie through obfusccation. They are trying to frame that point as if China didn't directly try to coerce them. That's plainly obvious with the speed at which the VOD was deleted, and the announcement made where Blizcheung was fired. It was clear that the Blizzard team in China was being proactive and that's not what anyone is seriously arguing about when they say Blizzard or any company is being influenced by China. They have to understand this but are willfully replying in a manner that tries to dismiss what we are actually saying.
This response only increased the chance my 1 year boycott becomes permanent.
It was bad enough reading the first third of that letter because it was extremely tone deaf. But after that when they emphasized China had nothing to do with it is a straight up lie through obfusccation. They are trying to frame that point as if China didn't directly try to coerce them. That's plainly obvious with the speed at which the VOD was deleted, and the announcement made where Blizcheung was fired. It was clear that the Blizzard team in China was being proactive and that's not what anyone is seriously arguing about when they say Blizzard or any company is being influenced by China. They have to understand this but are willfully replying in a manner that tries to dismiss what we are actually saying.
This response only increased the chance my 1 year boycott becomes permanent.
An unban and mea culpa. Instead they are keeping half the ban there and still asserting that they acted apolitically when clearly they didn't. Companies slow walk moderation of their shitty toxic communities all time and as soon as someone says something that threatens the bottom line then they crack down fucking hard.
It's a joke
Probably calculated, hoping it will fizzle out on the weekend and nobody cares on Monday.
I mean, that was the hope. I didn't expect much. This was about it really.
Look at the exact time they put this out.
After 8 PM on a Friday, a famous tactic to try and bury issues when faced with backlash or bad news during a week.
I saw people earlier claiming they would do this as a laugh, only Bliz actually did.
After 8 PM on a Friday, a famous tactic to try and bury issues when faced with backlash or bad news during a week.
I saw people earlier claiming they would do this as a laugh, only Bliz actually did.
That's a really bad statement, almost impressively so.
I guess it's not exactly surprising though, given the timing of it.
I guess it's not exactly surprising though, given the timing of it.
Nothing. That's why this is entertaining. The damage was already done, Blizzard showed everyone what sort of company they are. It's cute that Blizzard thinks they can fix this before Blizzcon with a statement like this.
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That was the right thing to do and Blizzard literally fucked everything up.
Trying to make themselves look better by reducing the punishment. No surprise.
Literally doesn't change the actual problem of the situation that he should have never been punished that harshly in the first place, and even less the damn casters fired as well. The problem is the extent of the punishment given that was clearly not simply for saying something political but for the specific things he said and they can say it wasn't because of China as much as they want. It obviously was
Literally doesn't change the actual problem of the situation that he should have never been punished that harshly in the first place, and even less the damn casters fired as well. The problem is the extent of the punishment given that was clearly not simply for saying something political but for the specific things he said and they can say it wasn't because of China as much as they want. It obviously was
seriously. No one should believe this. They are fucking lying.
I hope this half-assed "let's meet everyone half way" attitude backfires on them and they get heat from China and from those here at home. Liberate Hong Kong.
